JEE MainPhysicsMagneticsMCQ+4 / −1
Two long current carrying thin wires, both with current are held by insulating threads of length and are in equilibrium as shown in the figure, with threads making an angle with the vertical. If wires have mass per unit-length then the value of is : ( ) 

- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: D
- Forces on each wire per unit length
Since the wires are long and parallel, each wire experiences:
- magnetic repulsion due to the other wire,
- weight due to its own mass,
- tension in the thread.
Let the mass per unit length of each wire be .
So, weight per unit length is
- Magnetic force per unit length between the two wires
For two long parallel wires separated by distance and carrying current each,
- Geometry of separation
Each thread has length and makes angle with the vertical. So each wire is displaced horizontally by
Hence separation between the two wires is
Therefore magnetic force per unit length becomes
- Equilibrium condition
For equilibrium of each wire, resolve tension per unit length:
- horizontal component balances magnetic force,
- vertical component balances weight.
Thus,
Dividing,
Substitute :
So,
Using we get
Hence,
Therefore,
- Matching with options
This matches Option D:
So the correct answer is D.
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